News from 2018
Communications company accuses cruise ship operator of nonpayment
A cruise ship company faces a lawsuit over the alleged nonpayment of services from a satellite communications provider.
Bank seeks more than $40,000 on credit card
A Jefferson Parish resident faces a lawsuit over an allegedly unpaid credit card.
Lakeside Shopping Center faces personal injury lawsuit
A man's injury at a Metairie shopping mall prompted a recent lawsuit.
Resident seeks damages after an accident with cab driver
A cab driver's negligence caused a car accident, another motorist claims in court.
Churchill Farms and Bayou Verret Lands face lawsuit from shareholder
A shareholder accuses two companies of damaging her stocks' value in a recent lawsuit.
Woman alleges Walgreens' sliding doors injured her
A Walgreens in Harvey faces a lawsuit over alleged injuries caused by sliding doors.
Jefferson Capital Systems is seeking over $2,600
GRETNA – A finance company is seeking more than $2,600.
Plaquemines Parish Council vote on climate lawsuit is praised
Following the threat of a climate lawsuit by groups that claimed energy companies were contributing to the state's coastal erosion, Gifford Briggs, the president of the Louisiana Oil & Gas Association, penned a response to the Plaquemines Parish Council.
Appeals court orders new trial for suit claiming land sold in West Baton Rouge Parish was contaminated
BATON ROUGE – A Louisiana marketing firm recently won a new trial on appeal regarding their lawsuit claiming they were sold contaminated land by a oil and gas company.
Judge denies motion to dismiss some claims in dispute over MRI equipment at Metairie medical facility
NEW ORLEANS – A medical equipment company that sold a Metairie medical facility a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) package that allegedly doesn't work, despite several years of installation, remains fully on the hook in the medical facility's federal lawsuit.
Judge allows LaPlace-area residents' lawsuit against Denka to move forward
NEW ORLEANS – Thirteen residents who claim a nearby LaPlace chemical plant is threatening their health can move forward with their lawsuit following a recent U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana decision not throw their case out.
Vermilion Parish judge, Lafayette attorney receive deferred suspensions in separate Supreme Court filings
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – A judge in Vermilion Parish received a partially deferred suspension and a Lafayette attorney received a fully deferred suspension in separate Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceedings issued Nov. 14.
DEUTSH KERRIGAN LLP: 2 Deutsch Kerrigan Lawyers Selected to 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers, Rising Stars List
Deutsch Kerrigan, L.L.P. is pleased to announce the following Mississippi-based lawyers have been selected to the 2018 edition of Mid South Super Lawyers, Rising Starts Lists.
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS LLP: Taylor Porter Receives Prestigious Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Ethics
Taylor Porter is a proud recipient of the 2018 “Douglas Manship, Sr. Torch Award for Ethics in Business,” a prestigious honor bestowed by the Better Business Bureau of South Central Louisiana.
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS LLP: Vicki Crochet Elected Vice-Chair of Taylor Porter Executive Committee
Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips LLP issued the following announcement on.Taylor Porter Partner Vicki Crochet has been elected Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee, which oversees the management and operations of the Firm.
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS LLP: Taylor Porter Welcomes Four New Associates
Taylor Porter is proud to welcome four new associates: Coulter McMahen (LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 2017); Colin Peak (LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 2018); Savannah Walker (LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 2018); and Sarah White (LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 2018).
New Orleans attorney receives fully deferred suspension, probation after expungement case allegations
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Tyrone F. Watkins has received a fully deferred suspension and probation following a Nov. 14 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding after he allegedly failed to expedite a client's expungement case.
Hearing panel recommends conditional reinstatement for Houston attorney despite 'serious concerns'
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Houston attorney Attlah Deniece Burrell, suspended for more than a decade, could be reinstated following a recent recommendation issued a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee.
Tort reform needed to 'send a message,' Coalition for Common Sense says
Following several reports citing the poor legal climate of Louisiana, experts on the issue are speaking out on the fact that the state has been branded a "judicial hellhole" and rated the eighth worst in the nation because of frivolous lawsuits and excessive judgments.
A condo association is seeking balance due of $7,466.05
NEW ORLEANS – A condo association is seeking more than $7,000, alleging that the defendant has an outstanding balance.